> We use ColdFusion and MySQL (innodb) in our applications and when users > search for data we want it to also find records containing related words > / synonyms. > > What is the best way to achieve this?
A good enterprise search solution can do this for you. For example, the Google Search Appliance can do this automatically. I wouldn't be surprised if Solr/Lucene has similar functionality. If you're strictly doing this through database queries, it's up to you to manage a synonym list. This isn't something that relational databases do especially well, either. But if your synonym list is fairly small, it might do it sufficiently well. You could conceivably use a full-text indexing solution against your synonym list, then use the returned record to filter your database search. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:344085 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
